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What positioning system may give coordinates as decimals?

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Units of measurement will help to measure the decimal degree for identifying latitude and longitude.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Coordinate system is described as a set of rules and measure due to which it grants access over integrating over a certain place or area.
  • The coordinates system does help to display the various terrain, lands, mountains and other structure of an area.
  • In geographical information system, it is considered to be two types coordinate system in which one study is made by taking global coordinates and projected coordinates.
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Decimal degrees. Such degrees are a good alternative to using degrees, minutes, and seconds (DMS). Similar to latitude and longitude, the values are bounded by ±90° and ±180° respectively.

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